Using a pessary can be difficult. Learn more about the different types available, how to use them, maintenance, and when to see a doctor.

A pessary is a device that manages pelvic organ prolapse without surgery. You insert the device into your vagina, where it supports your uterus, vagina, bladder, or rectum. Some types of pessaries ...

Vaginal pessaries are soft, removable devices that help relieve the pressure and discomfort caused by pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Here’s how they work, how they help, and how you should care ...

A study comparing cervical pessary and vaginal progesterone for the prevention of preterm birth in women with a short cervix of ≤ 35 mm found no significant difference between the interventions ...

Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal and infant death and of disability among survivors. It is unclear whether a pessary inserted around the cervix reduces the risk of preterm singleton b ...

Woman goes to emergency room when potato used as pessary sprouts in her vagina?

The U.K. Pessary Market is expected to gross US$ 42 Mn by 2032. South Korea Pessary Market is expected to gross an absolute dollar opportunity of US$ 9.9 Mn by 2032. The increasing incidence of ...

Consegic Business Intelligence forecasts an 8.2% CAGR growth in the vaginal pessary market (2023-2030), driven by its adoption in pelvic organ prolapse treatment, and major participants includes ...

Oestrogen cream did not improve the continuation rate of ring pessary use and satisfaction among postmenopausal women with ...

Patient-reported improvement of pelvic organ prolapse symptoms was similar for pessary vs. surgery, but ultimately did not meet the noninferiority endpoint in a 2-year randomized clinical trial ...

Among women with a short cervix, the use of a cervical pessary did not result in a reduction in preterm birth when compared with usual care.